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Redmoor - Ultra-High-Grade Drill Results

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Strategic Minerals plc has announced exceptional assay results from drillhole CRD039 at its Redmoor Tungsten-Tin-Copper Project, including an ultra-high-grade tungsten intersection of 0.60m at 18.96% WO3, 2.76% Sn, and 3.19% Cu, yielding a tungsten equivalent grade of 22.09% WO3.Eq, which is the highest single sample interval grade recorded to date. The results also revealed a high-grade tin intersection of 1.52m at 7.45% Sn, 2.09% WO3, and 5.21% Cu, representing the highest-grade tin sample intersection drilled at Redmoor. These findings, along with multiple other significant high-grade zones, confirm the continuity of mineralisation and support the potential for converting portions of the Exploration Target into Mineral Resources, with all 2025 drilling data now incorporated for the upcoming Mineral Resource Estimate update.

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Tungsten equivalent grade of 22.09% WO3.Eq over 0.6 m within the high-priority section of the previously untested Exploration Target

This is the highest-grade WO3.Eq single sample interval ever drilled at Redmoor

Strategic Minerals plc (AIM: SML; USOTC: SMCDF), an international mineral exploration and production company, announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Cornwall Resources Limited ("CRL"), has received assay results from drillhole CRD039, including ultra-high-grade intersections and long intersections of high-grade mineralisation from the Redmoor Tungsten-Tin-Copper Project ("Redmoor") in southeast Cornwall.

Highlights

  • CRD039 has returned an ultra-high-grade*1 tungsten, tin, and copper sample intercept, containing:

o 0.60m @ 18.96% WO3, 2.76% Sn & 3.19% Cu for a tungsten equivalent grade of:

§ 22.09% WO3.Eq from 563.13 m.

o Second highest-grade tungsten sample interval*1 from Redmoor recorded by CRL, and the single highest-grade tungsten equivalent*2 sample interval ("WO3.Eq") recorded to date.

  • High-grade tin intersects, containing high-grade tungsten and copper, including:

o 1.52m @ 7.45% Sn, 2.09% WO3 & 5.21% Cu for a tungsten equivalent grade of:

§ (9.60% WO3.Eq) from 528.78 m.

o The highest-grade tin sample intersection*1 drilled at Redmoor

  • High-grade silver*3 associated with copper mineralisation within the Sheeted Vein System ("SVS"):

o 1.52m @ 72.3 g/t Ag, 5.21% Cu, 7.45% Sn and 2.09% WO3 from 528.78m

o 1.08m @ 82.9 g/t Ag, 5.13% Cu, 2.76% Sn and 0.05% WO3 from 538.92m

o 0.64m @ 74.7 g/t Ag, 5.41% Cu, 5.17% Sn and 0.19% WO3 from 563.73m

  • CRD039 intersected multiple high-grade zones of significant width, including:

o 12.88m @ 0.37% WO3, 0.54% Sn & 1.03% Cu (1.09% WO3.Eq) from 535.68 m

o 6.64m @ 1.74% WO3, 0.87% Sn & 1.20% Cu (2.78% WO3.Eq) from 562.36 m

  • Further identification of SVS and lode-style mineralisation within the high priority section (see Figures 1, 2 & 3) of the 2019 Redmoor JORC (2012) Exploration Target (the "Exploration Target"), and additional mineralisation outside the Redmoor SVS, supporting:

o The potential to test and convert additional portions of the Exploration Target from the 2019 Mineral Resource Estimate ("MRE") to Mineral Resources, subject to drilling, estimation, and demonstration of reasonable prospects for eventual economic extraction ("RPEEE"); and

o The continuity of mineralisation within the newly identified 'North Tin Zone'.

Downhole Intersections Highlights

High-grade tungsten, tin, and copper from SVS-style mineralisation:

  • 4.59m @ 0.42% WO3, 0.35% Sn & 0.38% Cu (0.84% WO3.Eq) from 497.41 m, containing

o 0.75m @ 2.33% WO3, 1.70% Sn & 2.03% Cu (4.27% WO3.Eq) from 499.09 m

  • 3.00m @ 0.47% WO3, 0.52% Sn & 1.32% Cu (1.25% WO3.Eq) from 505.00 m, containing

o 1.10m @ 1.24% WO3, 1.34% Sn & 3.51% Cu (3.29% WO3.Eq) from 505.00 m

  • 1.52m @ 2.09% WO3, 7.45% Sn & 5.21% Cu (9.60% WO3.Eq) from 528.78 m
  • 1.38m @ 2.68% WO3, 0.33% Sn & 0.89% Cu (3.19% WO3.Eq) from 535.68 m
  • 1.08m @ 0.05% WO3, 2.76% Sn & 5.13% Cu (3.70% WO3.Eq) from 538.92 m
  • 1.00m @ 1.09% WO3, 0.20% Sn & 0.73% Cu (1.45% WO3.Eq) from 558.28 m
  • 1.24m @ 9.28% WO3, 4.00% Sn & 4.34% Cu (13.73% WO3.Eq) from 563.13 m, containing

o 0.60m @ 18.96% WO3, 2.76% Sn & 3.19% Cu (22.09% WO3.Eq) from 563.13 m

Dennis Rowland, CRL Managing Director, said:

"These results further demonstrate the quality of mineralisation at Redmoor and its position as one of the highest-grade, undeveloped tungsten projects in Europe*4.

CRD039 is the final drillhole to be reported from the nine-hole, 5,000 m drill programme, completed between June and December 2025. CDR039 intersected multiple ultra-high-grade intersections of mineralisation within the SVS, including the single highest-grade tungsten equivalent sample interval recorded by CRL to date, alongside multiple thick zones of high-grade mineralisation containing tungsten, tin and copper.

This drillhole further confirms the continuity of SVS mineralised structures within the high-priority section of the Exploration Target, which may support conversion to resources subject to RPEEE analysis in the upcoming Mineral Resource Estimate update.

All drillhole data from the 2025 drilling programme has now been reported and has been incorporated into the final datasets to be used for the forthcoming MRE update."

Mark Burnett, Strategic Minerals Executive Director, said:

"Throughout the past 12 months, whilst the Shared Prosperity Fund matched grant-funded project has been underway, metal prices for tungsten, tin, and copper have shown significant upwards momentum. With tungsten prices approaching $2,000 mtu APT ($200,000 ton APT)1 following an evident structural shift in supply chains and markets, the Company views Redmoor as a strategic asset and is intent on advancing the project expeditiously.

With only the results from the metallurgical testworks outstanding, which the Company expects to further highlight the strengths of Redmoor's polymetallic SVS deposit, we are on schedule to complete the MRE and economic updates for the project by the end of Q1 2026 and move swiftly into the next phase of development."

1 https://www.fastmarkets.com/metals-and-mining/minor-metals/tungsten-prices/

Detail of analytical results from CRD039

Table 1: Drillhole collar data for CRD039.

Pad NumberCollarOrientation at CollarTotal Depth (m)
DHEasting (m)Northing (m)Elevation (m)Azimuth (⁰)Dip (⁰)
3CRD039235583.771298.019118554580.37

Figure 1: Plan (top-down) view of the previously modelled SVS high-grade domains (gold) used in the 2019 Redmoor MRE, showing CRD039 (red) and other CRL and SWM drillhole traces (black).

Figure 2: Long section looking south of the 2019 SVS model (gold), showing the trace of CRD037 coloured on Sn. Also showing the updated granite model surface (pink) at depth and other drillholes (black). A trace of CRD039 shown to pass through the high-priority section, representing a gap within the existing SVS model.

CRD039 (see Table 1 and Figures 1 and 2) was the second hole drilled from Pad 3 at Redmoor between September and October 2025 and again successfully intersected the central portion of a high-priority section of the Exploration Target, further confirming the continuity of the SVS within this section, and intersecting exceptionally high-grade tungsten and tin mineralisation - the highest-grade tin intersect and tungsten equivalent intersect drilled at Redmoor - along with tin and copper mineralisation outside the Redmoor SVS.

The SVS intersection in CRD039 occurs within a portion of the SVS that had not previously been modelled as part of the MRE. The results from CRD039 confirm ultra-high-grade tungsten and high-grade tin mineralisation, including:

o 0.60m @ 18.96% WO3, 2.76% Sn & 3.19% Cu for a tungsten equivalent grade of:

§ 22.09% WO3.Eq from 563.13 m

o 1.52m @ 7.45% Sn, 2.09% WO3 & 5.21% Cu for a tungsten equivalent grade of:

§ (9.60% WO3.Eq) from 528.78 m

CRD039 identified SVS mineralisation containing zones of high-grade tungsten-dominant mineralisation, and high-grade tin-dominant zones, both containing copper, with associated silver mineralisation, within this section of the Exploration Target (Figure 3 and Table 2, below), including thick zones of mineralisation: 12.88m @ 0.37% WO3, 0.54% Sn & 1.03% Cu (1.09% WO3.Eq) from 535.68 m. CRD039 also confirmed potential continuation of the recently discovered 'North Tin Zone'.

These sample results illustrate that the Redmoor Resource can produce high-grade intercepts in previously under-explored zones of the SVS deposit.

Figure 3: Cross-sectional view of the updated model, showing high-grade domains (red for tungsten-dominant and green for tin-dominant) identified by CRD039 and other drillholes.

Table 2: Highlights of downhole composite sample intersections returned from recently received results from drillhole CRD037 showing interval lengths and subsequent assay results for WO3, Sn and Cu. A tungsten equivalent result has also been calculated*2. Composited values use a downhole length weighted average of grades.

Sample StartFrom (m)To (m)Interval (m)WO 3 %Cu %Sn %WO 3 eq. %Comments
Zones of Mineralisation Outside Redmoor SVS Deposit
CRL006427-28285.00288.003.000.150.140.150.32Lode-Style Cu+Sn Mineralisation
incl. CRL006427285.00286.001.000.230.150.400.59Lode-Style Cu+Sn Mineralisation
CRL006433-34290.50294.103.600.060.100.140.20Lode-Style Sn Mineralisation
CRL006437298.00300.002.000.000.010.190.16Lode-Style Sn Mineralisation
CRL006508396.85398.371.520.300.240.060.41S.V.S-Style Mineralisation
CRL006513-14402.08405.503.420.110.030.240.32Lode-Style Sn Mineralisation
incl. CRL006513402.08404.082.000.010.030.400.35Lode-Style Sn Mineralisation
Redmoor SVS Deposit Mineralisation
CRL006563481.00482.301.300.020.380.220.30S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006566485.00485.950.950.000.210.240.26S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006575494.00495.411.410.550.120.110.67S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006577-81497.41502.004.590.420.480.350.84S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006578499.09499.840.752.332.031.704.27S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006584-85505.00508.003.000.471.320.521.25S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006578505.00506.101.101.243.511.343.29S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006596522.90523.901.000.080.200.120.23S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006605-07527.00531.134.130.802.433.204.08S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006606528.78530.301.522.095.217.459.60S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006614-27535.68548.5612.880.371.030.541.09S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006614535.68537.061.382.680.890.333.19S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006617538.92540.001.080.055.132.763.70S.V.S Mineralisation
and CRL006626547.00548.001.000.752.572.753.70S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006632-38551.50561.209.700.170.340.220.44S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006636-38557.28561.203.920.390.440.280.73S.V.S Mineralisation
cont. CRL006636557.28558.281.001.090.730.201.45S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006641-47562.36569.006.641.741.200.872.78S.V.S Mineralisation
incl. CRL006642-43563.13564.371.249.284.344.0013.73S.V.S Mineralisation
cont. CRL006642563.13563.730.6018.963.192.7622.09S.V.S Mineralisation
with CRL006643563.73564.370.640.195.415.175.89S.V.S Mineralisation
and CRL006647568.00569.001.000.021.860.681.07S.V.S Mineralisation
CRL006655-56575.32577.502.180.010.470.090.21S.V.S Mineralisation

Note*1 This is a comparison of grades at varying sample interval lengths reported by CRL to date, and is not representative length-weighted averages, which would more accurately reflect grades distributions and highest-grade results.

Note*2 Tungsten Equivalent (WO3.Eq) Calculation: WO₃ (EQ)% = WO₃%+(Sn% x 0.82) + (Cu% x 0.27)

Commodity price assumptions: WO₃ US$ 43,000/t, Sn US$ 32,525/t, Cu US$ 9,429/t. Using the 12-month average to September 2025. Recovery assumptions: total WO₃ recovery 72%, total Sn recovery 68% and total Cu recovery 85%. Payability assumptions of 81%, 90% and 90% respectively.

Note*4 Based on a review of CRIRSCO compliant mineral resources within Europe.

Note*5 Terminology on grades including use of high, very-high, and ultra-high grades:

  • High Grade: equal to or greater than Redmoor's 0.56% resource grade, which is high-grade compared to most tungsten projects.
  • Very-High-Grade: higher single digit percent tungsten grades, atypical of all but the highest-grade intercepts from a few tungsten projects, and standout for Redmoor.
  • Ultra-High-Grade: double digit percentage tungsten grades atypical of even Redmoor's high and very-high grades.
>0.45 <0.651.500.180.210.300.580.41
>0.6510.200.620.160.531.260.88
Total Inferred Resource11.700.560.160.501.170.82

1 Equivalent metal calculation notes; Sn(Eq)% = Sn% x 1 + WO3% x 1.43 + Cu% x 0.40. WO3(EQ)% = Sn% x 0.7 + WO3 + Cu% x 0.28. Commodity price assumptions: WO₃ US$ 33,000/t, Sn US$ 22,000/t, Cu US$ 7,000/t. Recovery assumptions: total WO3 recovery 72%, total Sn recovery 68% & total Cu recovery 85% and payability assumptions of 81%, 90% and 90% respectively

Note on Terminology on grades including use of high, very-high, and ultra-high grades:

High Grade: equal to or greater than Redmoor's 0.56% resource grade, which is high-grade compared to most tungsten projects.

Very-High-Grade: higher single digit percent tungsten grades, atypical of all but the highest-grade intercepts from a few tungsten projects, and standout for Redmoor.

Ultra-High-Grade: double digit percentage tungsten grades atypical of even Redmoor's high and very-high grades.

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Sample StartFrom (m)To (m)Interval (m)WO 3 %Cu %Sn %WO 3 eq. %
CRL006427-28
CRL006427285.00286.001.000.230.150.400.59
CRL006428286.00288.002.000.120.140.030.18
CRL006433-34
CRL006433290.50292.502.000.070.060.170.23
CRL006434292.50294.101.600.050.160.090.16
CRL006437298.00300.002.000.000.010.190.16
CRL006508396.85398.371.520.300.240.060.41
CRL006513-14
CRL006513402.08404.082.000.010.030.400.35
CRL006514404.08405.501.420.250.030.010.27
CRL006563481.00482.301.300.020.380.220.30
CRL006566485.00485.950.950.000.210.240.26
CRL006575494.00495.411.410.550.120.110.67
CRL006577-81
CRL006577497.41499.091.680.010.180.090.13
CRL006578499.09499.840.752.332.031.704.27
CRL006579499.84501.271.430.000.060.030.05
CRL006581501.27502.000.730.230.440.220.53
CRL006584-85
CRL006584505.00506.101.101.243.511.343.29
CRL006585506.10508.001.900.020.060.050.08
CRL006596522.90523.901.000.080.200.120.23
CRL006605-07
CRL006605527.00528.781.780.070.720.580.75
CRL006606528.78530.301.522.095.217.459.60
CRL006607530.30531.130.830.010.991.061.14
CRL006614-27
CRL006614535.68537.061.382.680.890.333.19
CRL006615537.06538.000.940.010.370.080.18
CRL006616538.00538.920.920.140.200.030.22
CRL006617538.92540.001.080.055.132.763.70
CRL006618540.00541.151.150.010.300.030.11
CRL006619541.15541.720.570.030.720.110.32
CRL006621541.72542.510.790.020.050.010.04
CRL006622542.51543.881.370.000.220.030.09
CRL006623543.88545.001.120.040.700.230.41
CRL006624545.00545.780.780.000.690.060.24
CRL006625545.78547.001.220.000.550.130.26
CRL006626547.00548.001.000.752.572.753.70
CRL006627548.00548.560.560.010.480.090.21
CRL006632-38
CRL006632551.50552.480.980.000.600.650.70
CRL006633552.48554.552.070.010.050.010.03
CRL006634554.55556.001.450.070.520.200.37
CRL006635556.00557.281.280.010.080.080.09
CRL006636557.28558.281.001.090.730.201.45
CRL006637558.28560.001.720.010.120.060.09
CRL006638560.00561.201.200.350.670.651.06
CRL006641-47
CRL006641562.36563.130.770.010.700.020.22
CRL006642563.13563.730.6018.963.192.7622.09
CRL006643563.73564.370.640.195.415.175.89
CRL006644564.37565.701.330.010.050.010.03
CRL006645565.70566.300.600.040.120.110.16
CRL006646566.30568.001.700.000.040.020.03
CRL006647568.00569.001.000.021.860.681.07
CRL006655-56
CRL006655575.32576.501.180.010.760.070.28
CRL006656576.50577.501.000.010.130.120.14

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